Initiation by Alex Duval

Ok i decided to post about this book too and wouldn't you know! It's another vampire book! This time in b-e-a-utiful Malibu Jason gets and unexpected but totally welcome visit from his home land Michigan friend Tyler. Everything's all good until Jason sees something wrong with Tyler. He finds out Tyler owes money to some drug dealers. So at a party Tyler steals something but little did he know he was stealing a sacred vampire relic thingy. So as usual in all vampire books they go after him. Read the book to find out the ending!

Blue is for Nightmare by Laurie Faria Stolarz

This book is not about vampires, it's about a girl who's a witch. She sees things in her nightmares that are going to happen. The last time she ignored them and her friend died. Now it's happening all over again and she isn't ignoring it this time. If you like weird horror where girls get funky phone calls, creepy stalker-ish dudes, and yet a smidgen of romance this book could be for you at the price of $9.99, nah jk!

Doppelganger

This story was written by David Stahler Jr. There are these group of "people" who are actually aliens living humans lives. They have the ability to take over a persons appearance after they had killed him/her. But this book is focused on one doppelganger, he wasn't the ordinary doppelganger that killed thousands a year but he had a soft side to him. That was because he his half human. So he accidentaly killed a high school jock named Chris Parker. He lives the life of Chris and disappears leaving Chris' GF behind...

Bloodlust by Alex Duval

Bloodlust is yet another book about vampires... But apparently the vampires in this book have adapted because they live in sun shiney Malibu. Jason Freeman just recently moved to this wonderful sunny place and is happy with all the hot girls and ocean views. But what he doesn't know right away is that the "popular" people at his school are actually adapted vampires. He's soon on his way to stopping a crazy vampire who is experiencing bloodlust, which is where they kill the person totally when eating from them. To find out the ending to another vampire book read this book!

A Countess Below Stairs

This book is about a young Russian girl named Anna Grazinsky. Before World War I, she was a countess in her country. She has lived her whole life being pampered, and spoiled by her father. Despite being spoiled, she sees good in everything and everyone. But after her beloved father dies, she and her family are forced to flee the country. Anna decides to take a job as a housemaid at Mersham, home of the Earl of Westerholme. She keeps this job a secret from everyone except her governess, Pinny. Anna works harder than the rest of the servants in the house, and they grow to love her. She soon makes friends with the Earl's uncle and his staff. When the Earl returns home, she finds him more younger and handsome then she expected. The Earl, Rupert, takes immediately to Anna and begins to fall in love with her. Unfortunately, the Earl is engaged. And his fiance is a cruel, selfish woman who mistreats the Earl's friends, staff, and even his dog! As the wedding approaches Anna finds herself falling for the Earl. There's just one problem: Anna has to keep her identity a secret, even from the Earl. Will Anna and Rupert have their happily ever after? Read A Countess Below Stairs to find out!

Shakugan no Shana

What if one day you were at the mall. Shopping with some friends then suddenly everything freeze. A girl with red hair approaches you and tells you that your dead, What would you do? You're right here, how can you be dead? Well in this manga series, Shakugan no Shana, Yuji has this same problem. Throughout the story he learns more about why he is here but dead... So the question is, What if your dead?

(note: America only has volumes 1-3 so far, but you can watch the show on YouTube.)

The Nightmare Academy by Dean Lorey

The Nightmare Academy is a book about a boy named Charlie who, when he has nightmares, opens portals into the nightmare world called the Nether. All of the terrible creatures from your nightmares live here in five different classes or rings. The outer ring is where the Class 1 creatures live which are harmless things like gremlins. It goes on all the way to Class 5. A Class 5 is the worst, it's one of the Named, which is one of the creatures that are infamous enough to be known by everyone. Charlie makes a portal large enough to portal in a Class4, that's when he has to be sent for judgement on wether or not he gets to keep his "Gift". Read the book to find out more!

Vampire Kisses 1

You should really read the book.
its about this girl
who lives in this boring town. Called
Dullsville and that people teases her and calls her a goth because she wears a lot of black. And when she was little she always wished she was a vampire. and until now her wish is finally going to come true

Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan

Can I still post on this? Am I like a Ka Lamaku alumni? haha ... Well I'm going to post anyways, we need to get this blog moving again :]

The Ranger's Apprentice is about a boy named Will. He is given to the Baron of his land as a baby after his parents' death. No one knows what his last name is. He dreams to be like his father: a warrior. At the age of 14, he is rejected by the Battleschool, and chosen to be the apprentice of the Ranger, Halt. Rangers are thought of as mysterious characters throughout the kingdom. Will doesn't know that they are protectors of the kingdom. They are trained spies and fighters who warn the country of coming danger. Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, who was exiled from the kingdom, is now gathering his forces for an attack. Will's skills will be tested in the upcoming battle. Will he survive? Read the book to find out.

Quadehar the Sorcerer

Imagine a lost isle, hidden behind magical doorways, caught between two worlds; the real world and an uncertain place of strange creatures and fantastical lands. Here, Robin Penmarch enjoys ordinary life, spending time with his friends and playing computer games whilst protected by extraordinary magic and brave knights in armour. But the dark forces of The Uncertain World are rising, and when Robin is unexpectedly chosen as apprentice to Quadehar the Sorcerer, he discovers the truth about himself and the threat to the Lost Isle.Soon Robin and his friends find themselves crossing over into The Uncertain World. There they face bandits, monsters and a shadowy enemy that will stop at nothing to capture the boy and his special powers.

Wildwood Dancing

This story is about 16-year-old Jenica; her pet frog, Gogu; and her four sisters takes place between the fairy world and the family's Romanian estate of Piscul Dracului. When the girls were young, they discovered a mysterious portal that appears every full moon and allows them access to the Dancing Glade in the Other Kingdom. They dress in the finest gowns and spend all night dancing with a host of bizarre and enchanting fairy creatures. Unfortunately, the girls' simple and carefree lives change drastically when their father becomes ill and must spend the winter in the milder climate of Constanta. Jenica takes charge of the estate and the family's merchant business but their overbearing, power-hungry cousin, Cezar, interferes with their affairs and questions the sisters' knowledge of the Other Kingdom. As he tightens the noose around them, everything Jenica has come to love-her sisters, her frog, her home, and the Dancing Glade-is in jeopardy. To make matters worse, her sister Tatiana has fallen in love with one of the mysterious and feared Night people. This relationship is doomed from the start and it is up to Jenica to make things right-but to do so she will be put to the ultimate test.

Model Spy

Teen genius Kelly James is in a lot of hot water. A whiz with computers, she agreed to help her college rA, David, uncover some top-secret information. After all, she doesn’t have many friends and David has always been nice to her. it doesn’t hurt that he’s supercute and irresistible, too. All she has to do is hack into the government’s main computer system. but a few hours later, her whole life changes. she is caught and taken in for questioning, only this isn’t your run-of-the-mill arrest. rather than serve a juvenile detention sentence, she accepts the option to change her name and enlist in a secret government spy agency that trains teen agents to go undercover. As if that wasn’t overwhelming enough, she discovers that David works for this agency as well! And before she even begins to understand what is going on, she’s sent on her first mission as an undercover model. And who better to partner with than David himself!

A Wrinkle In Time

This book is about a girl who is different. She hates herself for being different. Her father is away on business and it is really hard for her and her mom, twin brothers, and youngest brother. Everyone talks about him and how she and her youngest brother are so different. They meet some strange people that help her to know that she is special. Yah that is as far as i got.

Eclipse...Again....

okay, i watched twilight and for some reason, watching that movie made me realize that i had forgotten much of what happened in the book. so i went to the library and went to borrow the book, but when i went, only eclipse and breaking dawn were available. then that made me realize that i forgot what happened in the other books too! so i borrowed eclipse and am now reading it for the second time. at every page, memories of the first time i read the book come flooding into my mind. i'm glad that i'm reading it again. to anyone who has not yet read the wonderful entertainment/novel series known as twilight: YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!! READ IT!!!!!

Whatcha reading lately?

Hey Ka Lamaku members,

Whatcha been reading lately? For the month of November, it's all about encouraging others to read. Tell us about a book or author that you like -- without giving away the whole story. This way, our other Ka Lamaku members may be inspired to read that book too. You may do that in several ways...you can "respond" to this post or create your own post (you'll need your user name & password to do that). You might also want to create a poster to encourage our non-ka lamaku members to read too!

Happy reading!

Mrs.k's question

i think we should dare mrs. nishikawa to walk around school all day in a bikini and go to every class and tell them that 8th grade rox and that we're perfect, industrious young men and women!(last part about indusrtiousness by noeau)

What do you think?

For this month's blog, I would like you to "comment" on the following question. For the reading "contest" do you think we should have an individual winner (person who reads the most pages) as well as a class winner (class that reads the most pages)? Also, for the "dare," what are some things that we might ask Mrs. Nishikawa to do? (Mrs. Nishikawa said that if we read "so many" pages, she would take a dare in front of the whole school -- anything but shaving her head! :0)

Compassion

compassion: a non-profit organization that helps children in proverty.

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Wicked (The Series)

Holly Cathers world is changed forever when her parents are killed in a rafting accident. She is taken from her home in San Fransico to live with her aunt, Marie-Claire, and twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole, in Seattle. Strange things begin to happen, and Holly, Amanda and Nicole are launched into a dark legacy of secrets, alliances, and machinations, where ancient magics lead to dangerous results, possesion is common, and reincarnation is taken for granted. The three girls must take on roles in an intergenerational feud the likes of which they thought was never possible. . . The more the girls participate, the more dangerous it becomes. Witchcraft no longer is a fantasy. . .it is reality. To find out what happens to the Cathers' girls read the Wicked series.

The Light-Bearer's Daughter

This book is about a young girl named Dana Faolan. Dana has suffered from the absence of her mother, who disappeared one morning when she was little. Life with her father, Gabe, has been good-until he announces his plan to leave for Ireland, taking away the only hope of seeing her mother again. In a forest not far from her new home, a glittering Lady offers Dana her heart's desire in exchange for a dangerous mission. Finding this new hope makes her happy, but can she trust this unnamed stranger? Dana sets out on a quest filled with wonders only talked about in fairy tales: boggles,a talking wolf, a saint, and many more. Following her every movement are two of the greatest threats she will ever encounter: a creature who lives ony to destroy and a dark memory buried deep in her mind. Will Dana make it through this quest alive? Will she find her mother? To find out read The Light-Bearer's Daughter.